Montreal vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$928	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	95	43
🏙️ Population	1.76M	6.49M

The cost of living in Montreal is 153% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2281st and 6691st ($1821 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 70th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1 months in Shangrao. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 30th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Shangrao

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	Montreal	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$20642

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$643
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$655
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$644
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$677
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$713
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$811
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$741
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$678
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$538
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$725
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$708
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$700
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$720
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$787
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$744
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$728
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$671
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$647
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$789
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$831
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$664
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$687
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$707
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$581
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$755
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$898
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$613
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$735
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$699
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$669
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$697
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$675
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$587
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$696